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Novyy Afon

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Novyy Afon

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Also known as Afon Ttschyz, Achali Atoni, Akhali Atoni, Afon Ch'yts, Neos Athos

town in Georgia

Key facts

Country
Georgia
Partially recognized independent country
Abkhazia
District
Gudauta
Established
6th century BC
Mayor
Feliks Dautia
Total
1,518
Time zone
UTC+3 ( MSK )
Summer dst
UTC+4

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
town
Official name
ახალი ათონი
Official language
Russian
Population
3012
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Image
- panoramio - Николай Семёнов (80).jpg
Dialing code
0444
Licence plate code
ABH
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Commons category
New Athos
postal code
6900
twinned administrative body
Arzamas
inception
0300-00-00
topic's main category
Category:New Athos
native label
ახალი ათონი
time of earliest written record
0201-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

New Athos or Akhali Atoni is a town in the Gudauta Municipality of Abkhazia situated some 22 km (14 mi) from Sokhumi by the shores of the Black Sea. The town was previously known under the greek names Nikopol, Acheisos, Anakopia, Nikopia, Nikofia, Nikopsis, Absara, and later Psyrtskha.

New Athos Cave is one of Abkhazia's tourist attractions.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Novyy Afon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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